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Earle, Rod; Mehigan, James; Pike, Anne; Weinbren, Daniel – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2020
In 2019, The Open University (henceforth, The OU), based in Milton Keynes in the UK, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Since 1971 it has pioneered the delivery of Higher Education in prisons and other secure settings. Some 50 years on, in 2021 there is much to celebrate and still more to learn. In this article we briefly review the establishment of…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Foreign Countries
Education Scotland, 2022
It's been 20 years since the last 'National Debate' on education led to the launch of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence with the four capacities in 2004. The curriculum was conceived to 'fully prepare today's children for adult life in the 21st century' (Scottish Executive, 2004, p. 3). These four capacities articulated the aspirational purpose…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Educational History, Excellence in Education
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Moss, Lauren J.; Pennamon, Rodney E.; Springer, Sarah I.; Singh, Anneliese A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2017
The intergroup dialogue (IGD) process involves individuals and facilitators with diverse social identities intentionally coming together to explore divergent and shared values and experiences. It is widely accepted that IGD serves as a meaningful and transformative process for individuals with diverse social identities; yet, professional…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Intergroup Relations, Dialogs (Language), Self Concept
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Roberts, Siân – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2017
During the 1930s and 1940s art increasingly came to be used as a therapeutic tool with children who were perceived as damaged by their experiences of war or displacement. This article explores two related exhibitions--"Children's Art from All Countries" (1941) and "The War as Seen by Children" (1943)--which provided a platform…
Descriptors: Refugees, Art Education, Educational History, Artists
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Hoskins, Kate; Smedley, Sue – History of Education, 2016
Drawing on life-history interview data collected as part of a research project funded by the Froebel Trust, this paper explores the family backgrounds and educational experiences reported by nine women who attended Froebel College located in London in the United Kingdom (UK), in the 1950s and 1960s. Informed by Bourdieu's theories of habitus and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Experience, Womens Education, Educational History
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Sykes, Brent E. – Adult Learning, 2014
The cultural experiences of minority learners are often omitted from the formal curriculum leading to exclusion and a sense of cultural loss. In this study, the researcher's lived experience serves as the basis to develop a novel research strategy: transformative autoethnography. The researcher uses the method of autoethnography to more…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Cultural Background, Self Concept, Transformative Learning